The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1887-05-07

Tuesday morning Robert Cobban, q
brakeman, in attempting to jump on the
rear of switch engine near Anaconda
which was backing up, slipped and fel
upon the track, the engine passing ovel
and completely severing the right leg
above the knee. He died of his injuries
Wednesday.
On Saturday evening last man was
seen floating down the Missoula river on a
log and calling for assistance. Horses
were saddled, ropes supplied and men fol
lowed down the river for several miles, but
nothing more was seen of the foater and
it is presumed he was drowned Who the
man was is unknown.
A blacksmith named Gossette found a
giant powder cap in building at French
town last Friday. Not knowing what it
was, he began picking into it with "a file,
when it exploded, blowing off two Or
three fingers, cutting him badly in the
face, and taking out an eye. Fortunate
ly the eye was glass one, his good
one being uninjured.
A horrible railroad accident, resulting
in the death of section hand, occurred
at Anaconda Wednesday afternoon. The
yard engine, in passing sharp curve in a
deep cut, struck two men who were walk
ing on the track. One was thrown aside,
escaping with few bruises. The other
was run over and instantly killed, his head
being entirely severed from his body.
The Rocky Mountain Telegraph COM
pany has completed its lines to Great
Falls and Marysville, and expects to be
doing business in Butte on or before May
18th. The gap connecting the line with
the Bennett Mackey cable and telegraph
system is about completed and the large
cities of the territory will soon have the
advantage of a competing line with the
Western Union.
Ex-Governor Hauser's project for the
largest and most complete gold and silver
reduction works yet constructed in this
country, to be built within short distance
of the city boundary of Helena, is said to
be rapidly materlalizing. A powerful
syndicate, with the object stated in view,
is in course of organization, and little
later the public will be in possession of
tangible and convincing proofs Of the i'm
portant undertaking.
On Wednesday of last week some mis-
crt ant placed stick of giant powder un-
der the track of the Utah & Northern, a
few miles south of Silver Bow, and fired
it. The result was the annihilation of two
ties, two angle bars and the breaking off
of the points of two ties. The section
foreman discovered 1t just in time to flag
tram No. 615 and prevent a terrible wreck.
As Superintendent Blickensderfer's car
was attached to the rear end of the train
it is thought to have been an attempt on
his life, but there is no clue to the perpe-
traitors.
It will be remembered that an account
was recently published in these columns
to the effect that timber cutter named
VIM. Francisco got lost on the End of
April while going from Pipestone creek
to the springs, and that he had not been
found. The sequel is at hand. His dead
body was found last Saturday within Il
quarter of mile of his cabin, which is
on the north side of Bald mountain and
about six miles north of the half way
house. He was drunk at the time he wan
dered away and it seems persisted from
exposure.
A mysterious cache of jewelry was dis
covered one day last week by some boys
out fishing near Garrison. They first found
silver watch case lying on the ground,
and upon searching further unearthed a
miscellaneous lot of jewelry, consisting
of silver watch cases, gold and steel
chains, gold neck chains metal and wood
en- cuff buttons, silk handkerchiefs and
ladies' satchels. The goods had evident
ly been buried there some time, as the
fabric articles were nodded and falling to
pieces. The watch cases and better jew
elry were we'll preserved.